Mobile Communication, Public Participation and E-Governance in China: A case study of Xiamen Anti-PX Demonstration
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Mobile Communication, Public Participation and E-Governance in China : A case study of Xiamen Anti-PX Demonstration. / Liu, Jun; Zhao, Hui.
4th International Conference on Theory and Proctice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2010) Proceedings. ed. / Tomasz Janowski; Jim Davies. Association for Computing Machinery, 2010. p. 327-332.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Mobile Communication, Public Participation and E-Governance in China
T2 - A case study of Xiamen Anti-PX Demonstration
AU - Liu, Jun
AU - Zhao, Hui
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - China has become the biggest mobile communication carrier in the world since 2001. Advanced technologies create a communication revolution, and the individual, through the advent of mobile media, has become an active participant in this process. This study investigates the mobile phone’s impact upon the developments of public participation, social inclusion and citizenship through the case study of Xiamen PX demonstration. In terms of local environmental activism, the Xiamen residents shared information with the help of wireless communication about the alleged misdeeds of party officials and took various civic actions again them. A rare sense of participation in public affairs is fostered through the use of mobile communication technology. The government must figure out how to improve the effective and regular information exchange and feedback top down and bottom up to raise the awareness and understanding among higher decision making agencies, government and the public.
AB - China has become the biggest mobile communication carrier in the world since 2001. Advanced technologies create a communication revolution, and the individual, through the advent of mobile media, has become an active participant in this process. This study investigates the mobile phone’s impact upon the developments of public participation, social inclusion and citizenship through the case study of Xiamen PX demonstration. In terms of local environmental activism, the Xiamen residents shared information with the help of wireless communication about the alleged misdeeds of party officials and took various civic actions again them. A rare sense of participation in public affairs is fostered through the use of mobile communication technology. The government must figure out how to improve the effective and regular information exchange and feedback top down and bottom up to raise the awareness and understanding among higher decision making agencies, government and the public.
U2 - 10.1145/1930321.1930388
DO - 10.1145/1930321.1930388
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9781450300582
SP - 327
EP - 332
BT - 4th International Conference on Theory and Proctice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2010) Proceedings
A2 - Janowski, Tomasz
A2 - Davies, Jim
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
ER -
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